Sustainability & ESG

Reporting & Disclosures

Malaysia to Launch Sustainability Reporting Platform in April

By Editors | 23/03/2023

UMW Corp and Maybank will be early adopters of the platform, which was developed by Bursa Malaysia in collaboration with LSEG.

Alternative Markets

Malaysia Launches Corporate Venture Capital Programme

By Editors | 22/03/2023

The programme seeks to promote corporate venturing as a potential enabling or innovation strategy to catalyse growth.

Sustainable Finance

HKMA Chief Outlines Plans to Continue Developing Green Bond Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/03/2023

At ASIFMA’s event on Friday, Eddie Yue said some future green bonds will be set aside for MPF funds, and that Hong Kong’s green bond programme will expand to cover sustainable bonds.

Reporting & Disclosures

ASEAN Regulators to Strengthen Collaboration with ISSB

By Editors | 21/03/2023

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum will release v2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy and launch a Sustainable Finance Knowledge Hub this month.

Reporting & Disclosures

APAC Firms Targeting ESG Metrics in Exec Pay “Surge” – WTW

By ESG Investor | 21/03/2023

Public companies across APAC are increasingly integrating ESG metrics into their executive remuneration programmes, says investment consultancy firm WTW.

Sustainable Finance

IPCC: Remove Climate Finance Barriers to Avert Decline

By ESG Investor | 20/03/2023

There is sufficient global capital to rapidly reduce GHG emissions if existing barriers are reduced, the IPCC says in a new report.

Sustainable Finance

Mongolia’s Largest Bank Issues Country’s First Green Bond

By Editors | 19/03/2023

The green bond will support Mongolia’s goal of increasing green lending from the current 1.4 percent to 10 percent of all banking sector lending by 2030.

Reporting & Disclosures

Thailand Publishes First ESG Impact Assessment for Listed Firms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/03/2023

The SET says the new impact assessment seeks to inspire other listed firms to integrate ESG practices into their business operations.

Climate Risk

Bangladesh, UK Signs Pact to Tackle Climate Change

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/03/2023

Bangladesh and the UK stressed the need to work to increase access to climate finance by climatically vulnerable countries and secure greater funding for adaptation.